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nocuplongenough's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
edspillane's review against another edition
5.0
I love reading this book when I am in a contemplative mood. Thomas Merton has so much to offer during any decade...what an intriguing, thoughtful soul.
dreavg's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
willthesecond's review against another edition
5.0
It took me so long to read this book but it was worth it. The information is so rich and dense that I had to take hours to digest and meditate on the philosophy of a single paragraph. Nevertheless “No Man is an Island” has helped me so much and given me many things to think about and many ways to change. This book read me. And it is one I will have to read again.
adamrshields's review against another edition
3.0
I am calling this one. There are points of brilliance, but also a lot of meandering at this point it doesn't make sense for me to try to finish. I need to go back and try reading it again.
allisonjpmiller's review against another edition
5.0
An incredibly dense set of essays that need to be taken slowly, else you risk missing the full impact of Merton's wisdom. His words build, circle back, progress, and then hit a point of paradox that feels so true-to-life I sat there and reveled in the fact that someone had managed to express it with mere language. My favorite chapters were Silence, Being and Doing, and The Inward Solitude. I kept forgetting that I was borrowing a friend's copy of the book, so I would fumble for a pen to notate all the epiphanies I came across, only to be frustrated at the fact that I had to leave the pages blank! Definitely buying myself a copy; I know this is a book I will need ready access to in the future.